"There are unsmiling faces in fetters and chains on a wheel in perpetual motion.
Who belong to all races and answer all names with no show of an outward emotion.
And they think it will make their lives easier, but the doorway before them is barred.
And the game never ends when your whole world depends on the turn of a friendly card." Alan Parsons

7/11/16

A
Christian believes they can commit adultery, bear false witness,
actively encourage murder. It doesn’t matter! They know that one
weird trick. Just believe! God will reward them just because they
believe the fables they were told as a child. I am personally
offended for the hundreds of millions of Christians over the
centuries who actually took their religion seriously and were duped
by the charlatans to give their lives and meaning to this crapola.

There
is an aspect of Christianty of allowing Jesus
into your heart.
But this was not meant to be the whole deal. And certainly the loony
morphing of this into a “personal relationship” with God has
effectively destroyed the religion for millions. It is the height of
hubris. God as pal?! Whatever. The Bible as truth? Give me a break.

Allow
for a second that there is one bit of truth in this belief structure
and our actions here and now mean nothing. I just need to believe.

That
is all; forever and ever.

How
many people are willing to risk eternal damnation if all they have to
do is believe?

7/6/16

5/21/16

I am a human being who respects all other human beings until they stop respecting ALL other human beings.

I am a teacher of children. I work long hours (most without pay) and I will protect my charges against any and all threats to their well-being.

I believe in people to do the right thing when confronted with religion. I worship no gods, nor money, nor power. I drive a car, but that is a contradiction I have to live with because the place I live has no mass transit.

I have NO loyalty to any corporation and believe that those who do lack self awareness.

I believe that the money I make should be spent for the greater good and those who feel different are part of the problem because they do not understand that without infrastructure their world becomes the fucked-up mess they see before them. This saddens me because it could be different.

I believe guns kill.

I have no heroes, because that would involve worship.

If there is one constant in the whole universe I believe it to be CHANGE. Nostalgia is trivia in search of Never Never Land. I get it that our memories may or may not be in tune with reality, but this is a universal rule and I will not argue the merits of going back to a better day.

There is no nice way to be hateful against anything. If you are in touch with your feelings than you must love/hate. Were we taught to hate? Did hate come from personal experience? Is our hate justified? Would you like me to hate you? I don't play that game because I have learned to hate ideas rather than people.

I believe in diversity and if you don't like it then you should probably avoid it. Demanding to be treated exceptional because of your birthright is not a good reason to hate.

3/3/16

Out of an abundance of caution,I watched and waited.Out of an abundance of zeal,I acted and hated.Criminal minds make deals with the devil,While the rest of us wonder,and wander,away from truth to belief.It is our way.Taught to be exceptional,an over-welcome to a stay.History...In Fourteen Ninety-Two,Columbus sailed the ocean blue.Their past was resolute,The future an adventure.The cross and the sword destroyed a world,To create a world.The future can only be destroyed by our past,If it is our way at last.To learn to forget...

We are fighting against things we cannot see, as blank and powerful as the great wall of slurry that came pouring down into the Emery River and beyond. (Pierce, 2016)

1/16/16

I have noticed that I haven't really paid attention to this place. The shingles are getting worn and who knows what the hell is growing out of the carpet. To show how much I endeavor to please I am now on my new year footing. Cindee and I are as well as we can be and the future looks as bright as it ever has be.

David Bowie is gone and I have no words, yet. Maybe I can give him a retrospective on some other media. I will leave you with SOUND.